A nurse is providing an oral medication for pain relief to a client. To attain the fastest pain relief, the nurse administers the medication so that it is most rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract
Which mode of delivery has the fastest absorption?
a. Tablet
b. Enteric-coated pill
c. Capsule
d. Liquid suspension
ANS: D
Drugs must be in solution to be absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract. Because liquid drugs are already in solution, they are absorbed faster than drugs in a solid form.
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